[Intro] (Ooohhh! OooOooohh! Ooohh!) .. (Ooohhh! OooOooohh! Ooohh!) [Melody] [Verse] I watch the TV, and I don’t understand What’s happening— and why. .. In times of peace, in the name of peace, The blood still runs like streams. .. If interests are shared, the armchairs are safe, The suits and the ties protect. .. But greedy powers choose the fate— Who becomes a hero, who’s just a mob. [Chorus] (But) When will it end, and how will it end? And how much longer will it last?? When will we finally notice That life itself is the greatest gift! [Verse] The role is ancient, but the stars are new, Bread and circus is all they need. .. They divide us with the “shares” and the “likes,” Their aim cuts through with ease. .. Ancient virtues, dragged in the dirt, Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. .. But all the threads meet in the same place: Let the weak be crushed, let money win. [Verse] The city is burning, yet they raise us skyward, And wolves are clothed in sheep’s disguise. .. The hunter becomes the hunted, The mighty still grow fat with lies. .. When will it end, and how will it end? How much longer will it last? .. When will we finally notice That life itself is the greatest gift! [Stratospheric] (Ooohhh! OooOooohh! Ooohh!) .. (Ooohhh! OooOooohh! Ooohh!) [Verse] I wait for the ending, for this broken act, And I just hope it fades away. .. This is the curse, where old friends clash, Tearing each other apart for nothing. .. What is the price, when no one listens To the heart, but only judges instead? .. The coward laughs, for he still stands When even reason is left for dead. [Chorus] (But) When will it end, and how will it end? And how much longer will it last?? When will we finally notice That life itself is the greatest gift! [Outro] (When will it end, and how will it end,) (How much longer will it last.) .. (When will we finally notice,) (That life itself is the greatest gift.) [End]
